Directions: In each of the following questions, five words are given. Which of them will come in the middle if all of them are arranged alphabetically as in a dictionary?

1.

(a) Spine

(b) Spinal

(c) Spinner

(d) Spinet

(e) Spindle

2.

(a) Praise

(b) Practical

(c) Prank

(d) Prayer

(e) Practice

3.

(a) Haste

(b) Haphazard

(c) Host

(d) hang

(e) Handkerchief

4.

(a) Butterfly

(b) Butler

(c) Butcher

(d) Button

(e) Butter

5.

(a) Robber

(b) Rocket

(c) Random

(d) Restaurant

(e) Restrict

6.

(a) Heaven

(b) Hillock

(c) Hawker

(d) Hilt

(e) History

7.

(a) Apology

(b) Branch

(c) Antigen

(d) Antique

(e) Antipathy

8.

(a) Cruise

(b) Crupper

(c) Crusade

(d) Crude

(e) Crumb

9.

(a) Hobby

(b) Holiday

(c) Hoarse

(d) Hollow

(e) Hobble

10.

(a) Leprosy

(b) Lessen

(c) Lesson

(d) Language

(e) Languid

11.

(a) Sport

(b) Spouse

(c) Spouse

(d) Squash

(e) Sprout

12.

(a) Miniscule

(b) Minimalis

(c) Minority

(d) Miniature

(e) Ministerial

13.

(a) Animate

(b) Animosity

(c) Anguish

(d) Ankle

(e) Announce

14.

(a) Entry

(b) Effloresent

(c) Entreat

(d) Ensure

(e) Every

15.

(a) Rumbustious

(b) Rumanian

(c) Runmour

(d) Ruminate

(e) Rumple

16.

(a) Intence

(b) Intellect

(c) Intend

(d) Intelligent

(e) Integumnet

17.

(a) Rigour

(b) Remove

(c) Retrospect

(d) Revive

(e) Rumour

18.

(a) Pillow

(b) Pilgrim

(c) Pigment

(d) Pile

(e) Pike

19.

(a) Cough

(b) Council

(c) Couch

(d) Count

(e) Counsel

20.

(a) Bishop

(b) Bifocal

(c) Bicycle

(d) Bitter

(e) Brink

21.

(a) Parasite

(b) Party

(c) Petal

(d) Paste

(e) Prick

22.

(a) Research

(b) Rational

(c) Round

(d) Rustic

(e) Rural

23.

(a) Nature

(b) Native

(c) Narrate

(d) Nascent

(e) Naughty

24.

(a) Didactic

(b) Dictum

(c) Dictionary

(d) Diastole

(e) Dicate

25.

(a) Outrage

(b) Outcast

(c) Overture

(d) Overtake

(e) Ovary

26.

(a) Gradine

(b) Gradient

(c) Gradient

(d) Gradute

(e) Gradual

27.

(a) Nozzle

(b) Nausea

(c) Nostril

(d) Nomenclature

(e) Normal

28.

(a) Prominent

(b) Prohibit

(c) Promise

(d) Prolong

(e) Programme

29.

(a) Descant

(b) Descent

(c) Derive

(d) Derrick

(e) Derogate

30.

(a) Radical

(b) Radiate

(c) Racket

(d) Radius

(e) Radar

31.

(a) Niche

(b) Nickname

(c) Nicene

(d) Nicol

(e) Nickel

32.

(a) Alive

(b) Afforest

(c) Anticipate

(d) Appreciate

(e) Achieve

33.

(a) Litter

(b) Literature

(c) Literary

(d) Littoral

(e) Little

34.

(a) Partition

(b) Passion

(c) Parlour

(d) Parlour

(e) Particle

35.

(a) Grammar

(b) Granary

(c) Grandeur

(d) Grand

(e) Granule

36.

(a) Donative

(b) Donate

(c) Donkey

(d) Donjon

(e) Donator

37.

(a) Delude

(b) Delirium

(c) Defer

(d) Demean

(e) Delete

38.

(a) Assistant

(b) Assessment

(c) Asbestos

(d) Asterisk

(e) Ass

39.

(a) Fraudulent

(b) Fraught

(c) Fraternity

(d) Franchise

(e) Frantic

40.

(a) People

(b) Penitent

(c) Pepsin

(d) Pepsin

(e) Penalty

41.

(a) Tennis

(b) Tendon

(c) Tender

(d) Tempest

(e) Terminal

42.

(a) Sentinel

(b) Sentimentally

(c) Sententious

(d) Sentence

(e) Sentimentalize

43.

(a) Colon

(b) Collective

(c) Colloid

(d) Colloid

(e) Collotype

44.

(a) Savour

(b) Save

(c) Savage

(d) Sausage

(e) Sentence

45.

(a) Section

(b) Secular

(c) Septice

(d) Seclude

(e) Secure

46.

(a) Firmament

(b) Finish

(c) First

(d) Fissure

(e) Fiscal

47.

(a) Electric

(b) Elector

(c) Elect

(d) Electrode

(e) Electron

48.

(a) Relieve

(b) Ringlet

(c) Rightful

(d) Rinse

(e) Rigour

49.

(a) Amphibian

(b) Amorphous

(c) Amphidextrous

(d) Ambiguous

(e) Ambivalent

50.

(a) Unimportant

(b) Understand

(c) Unnecessary

(d) Uncertain

(e) Unethical

51.

(a) Wasp

(b) Waste

(c) War

(d) Wrinkle

(e) Wrist

52.

(a) Science

(b) Scrutiny

(c) Scramble

(d) Scramble

(e) Script

53.

(a) Probe

(b) Proclaim

(c) Proceed

(d) Problem

(e) Probate

54.

(a) Guarantee

(b) Group

(c) Grotesque

(d) Guard

(e) Groan

55.

(a) Qualify

(b) Quarter

(c) Quarrel

(d) Quarry

(e) Quaver

56.

(a) Length

(b) Lenient

(c) Legacy

(d) Legal

(e) Legible

57.

(a) Grind

(b) Growth

(c) Great

(d) Grease

(e) Greet

58.

(a) Necessary

(b) Nature

(c) Naval

(d) Navigate

(e) Nautical

59.

(a) Devise

(b) Nature

(c) Devour

(d) Dew

(e) Deuce

60.

(a) Foment

(b) Foetus

(c) Forceps

(d) Foreign

(e) Foliage

Directions : Arrange the given words in alphabetical order and tick the one that comes at the second place.

61. (a) Plane

(b) Plain

(c) Plenty

(d) Player

(e) Place

62.

(a) Blast

(b) Bottle

(c) Bondage

(d) Boisterous

(e) Bonafide

63.

(a) Bathing

(b) Banking

(c) Backing

(d) Banishing

(e) Barricading

64.

(a) Exhilarate

(b) Ephemeral

(c) Entrence

(d) Enterprise

(e) Enthussiasm

65.

(a) Signature

(b) Significance

(c) Sight

(d) Sigh

(e) Sieve

66.

(a) Gourd

(b) Gesture

(c) Gentle

(d) Banishing

(e) Generous

67.

(a) Basis

(b) Baste

(c) Bask

(d) Bassinet

(e) Basinet

68.

(a) Cathedral

(b) Catenation

(c) Caterpillar

(d) Category

(e) Catalogue

69.

(a) Launch

(b) Laugh

(c) Lattice

(d) Latent

(e) Latitude

70.

(a) Interview

(b) Invent

(c) Intestine

(d) Interlude

(e) Interfere

71.

(a) Dialogue

(b) Diabolic

(c) Diagonal

(d) Diaphragm

(e) Dialect

72.

(a) Shrub

(b) Shudder

(c) Shroud

(d) Shuffle

(e) Shuttle

73.

(a) Maritime

(b) Marine

(c) Marigold

(d) Marmalade

(e) Marital

74.

(a) Sciatica

(b) Science

(c) Scintillation

(d) School

(e) Scientist

75.

(a) Stipend

(b) Stagger

(c) Stabilise

(d) Stimulus

(e) Sterile

Directions : Arrange the given words as in a dictionary and tick the one that comes fourth.

76.

(a) Repeat

(b) Replete

(c) Real

(d) Rest

(e) Reserve

77.

(a) Manifest

(b) Meticulous

(c) Meridian

(d) Merchant

(e) Mercerise

78.

(a) Fault

(b) Fantasy

(c) Finger

(d) Fascinate

(e) Fanaticism

79.

(a) Antecedent

(b) Antibiotic

(c) Antelope

(d) Anthropology

(e) Anthrax

80.

(a) Scissors

(b) Scorpion

(c) Schedule

(d) Semester

(e) Sensitive

81.

(a) Revenus

(b) Remind

(c) Relish

(d) Remark

(e) Remorse

82.

(a) Harridan

(b) Harness

(c) Harpoon

(d) Harrow

(e) Harmony

83.

(a) Converse

(b) Current

(c) Curator

(d) Curator

(e) Cushion

84.

(a) Mother

(b) Monkey

(c) Master

(d) Matter

(e) Matter

85.

(a) Carbonate

(b) Carburation

(c) Carbohydrate

(d) Carbonise

(e) Carbolic

86.

(a) Demand

(b) Destroy

(c) Deterred

(d) Direct

(e) Damage

87.

(a) Perpetual

(b) Parachute

(c) Paragraph

(d) Pursue

(e) Programme

88.

(a) Grating

(b) Gratuity

(c) Gravel

(d) Gratitude

(e) Grave

89.

(a) Tenacious

(b) Terminate

(c) Temperature

(d) Temple

(e) Tenant

90.

(a) Express

(b) Extend

(c) Expire

(d) Explode

(e) Expand

Directions : Arrange the given words in the alphabetical order and tick the one that comes last.

91.

(a) Finger

(b) Flourish

(c) Formal

(d) Forget

(e) Forgo

92.

(a) Determination

(b) Destitute

(c) Detergent

(d) Definite

(e) Distance

93.

(a) Preformative

(b) Predispose

(c) Preferential

(d) Prefabricate

(e) Predictor

94.

(a) Admission

(b) Admittance

(c) Admit

(d) Admissible

(e) Administer

95.

(a) Rural

(b) Romance

(c) Rejoice

(d) Reveal

(e) Retain

96.

(a) Mink

(b) Multiple

(c) Murder

(d) Multitude

(e) Music

97.

(a) Prewar

(b) Preview

(c) Prosecute

(d) Proposal

(e) Prosody

98.

(a) Language

(b) Laurel

(c) Leisure

(d) Lapse

(e) Leave

99.

(a) Abandon

(b) Actuate

(c) Accumulate

(d) acquit

(e) Achieve

100.

(a) Propriety

(b) Proposition

(c) Prosecute

(d) Proposal

(e) Prosody

101.

(a) Heredity

(b) hesitate

(c) Heavy

(d) Hadge

(e) Heralad

102.

(a) Warring

(b) Waving

(c) Watching

(d) Waiting

(e) Wanting

103.

(a) Illiterate

(b) Illuminate

(c) Illiteracy

(d) Illiteracy

(e) Illustrate

104.

(a) External

(b) Extraordinary

(c) Extraction

(d) Extra

(e) Extremist

105.

(a) Transmit

(b) Transplant

(c) Transport

(d) Translate

(e) Transition

Directions : In each of the following questions, arrange the given words in the sequence in which they occur in the dictionary and then choose the correct sequence.

106.

1. Brook

2. Bandit

3. Boisterous

4. Baffle

5. Bright

(a) 2, 4, 3, 1, 5

(b) 2, 4, 3, 5, 1

(c) 4, 2, 3, 1, 5

(d) 4, 2, 3, 5, 1

(e) None of these

107.

1. Wound

2. Writer

3. Whiter

4. Worst

5. Worked (a) 1, 4, 3, 5, 2

(b) 2, 1, 3, 4, 5

(c) 3, 5, 4, 1, 2

(d) 5, 3, 2, 1, 4

(e) None of these

108.

1. Preach

2. Praise

3. Precinct

4. Precept

5. Precede(a) 2, 1, 5, 4, 3

(b) 2, 1, 3, 4, 5

(c) 1, 2, 5, 4, 3

(d) 2, 5, 1, 4, 3

(e) None of these

109.

1. Select

2. Seldom

3. Send

4. Precinct

5.Seller(a) 1, 2, 4, 5, 3

(b) 2, 1, 5, 4, 3

(c) 2, 1, 4, 5, 3

(d) 2, 5, 4, 1, 3

(e) None of these

110.

1. Eagle

2. Earth

3. Eager

4. Early

5. Each(a) 1, 5, 2, 4, 3

(b) 2, 1, 4, 3, 5

(c) 2, 3, 5, 4, 1

(d) 5, 3, 1, 4, 2

(e) None of these

111.

1. Page

2. Pagan

3. Palisade

4. Pageant

5. Palate(a) 1, 4, 2, 3, 5

(b) 2, 4, 1, 3, 5

(c) 1, 4, 2, 5, 3

(d) 2, 1, 4, 5, 3

(e) None of these

112.

1. Wrinkle

2. Wriggle

3. Writhe

4. Writhe

5. Wrath(a) 4, 5, 1, 2, 3

(b) 5, 4, 2, 1, 3

(c) 4, 2, 5, 1, 3

(d) 5, 2, 1, 3, 4

(e) None of these

113.

1. Repoint

2. Reptile

3. Repent

4. Repute

5. Report (a) 3, 1, 5, 2, 4

(b) 3, 5, 1, 2, 4

(c) 5, 1, 4, 3, 2

(d) 5, 4, 1, 3, 2

(e) None of these

114.

1. Spruce

2. Spume

3. Spree

4. Spurt

5. Sprawl (a) 5, 3, 1, 2, 4

(b) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

(c) 3, 5, 1, 4, 2

(d) 5, 4, 3, 2, 1

(e) None of these

115.

1. Credential

2. Creed

3. Crease

4. Cremate

5. Credible (a)1, 2, 3, 4, 5

(b) 1, 5, 3, 4, 2

(c) 5, 1, 2, 3, 4

(d) 3, 1, 5, 2, 4

(e) None of these

116.

1. Protein

2. Problem

3. Proverb

4. Property

5. Project (a)1, 2, 3, 4, 5

(b) 2, 1, 4, 3, 5

(c) 2, 5, 4, 1, 3

(d) 3, 4, 5, 2, 1

(e) None of these

117.

1. Pestle

2. Pestilence

3. Pester

4. Pester

5. Pessimist (a)5, 4, 3, 2, 1

(b) 4, 3, 1, 5, 2

(c) 3, 4, 2, 5, 1

(d) 4, 5, 1, 2, 3

(e) None of these

118.

1. Intrinsic

2. Dissuade

3. Intricate

4. Introvert

5. Introduce (a)3, 5, 1, 4, 6, 2

(b) 3, 5, 1, 6, 4, 2

(c) 3, 1, 5, 4, 6, 2

(d) 5, 3, 2, 4, 6

(e) None of these

119.

1. Dissipate

2. Dissuade

3. Disseminate

4. Distract

5. Dissect (a)6, 3, 1, 5, 2, 4

(b) 1, 6, 3, 2, 4, 5

(c) 3, 6, 1, 2, 5, 4

(d) 4, 6, 3, 1, 5, 2

(e) None of these

120. If the first five words in the sentence, “Meeta’s mother meets me many times” are rearranged in the alphabetical order, which will be the middle word?(a) Meeta

(b) mother

(c) meets

(d) me

(e) many

121. If the words in the sentence, “She showed several sample snaps” are rearranged in the alphabetical order, which will be the middle word (a) snaps

(b) sample

(c) several

(d) showed

(e) she

122. If the letters in each of the following five words are first rearranged in the alphabetical order and then the groups of letters so formed are rearranged as in a dictionary, which word would have its group of letters in the middle among the five?(a) Want

(b) Read

(c) Draw

(d) Back

(e) Play

Directions : In each of the following questions, arrange the given names in the order in which they would occur in a telephone directory and choose the one which appears in the middle.